UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the press at UN headquarters in New York on April 5, 2024, ahead of the six-month mark since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) The world is nowhere near ready for the “calamity” being caused by climate change and must urgently prepare for even worse in the future, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. Global efforts to adapt to climate change — from building defensive sea walls to planting drought-resistant crops — have not kept pace as global warming accelerates the frequency and intensity of disasters. Floods, fires and other climate shocks have affected nearly every continent in a year the EU climate monitor says is almost certain to be the hottest ever recorded. READ ALSO:
